Juan Uribe

In rebuilding the Orioles into a contender, manager Buck Showalter knew a greater priority needed to be placed on playing exceptional defense. Now, after a year during which the club set new standards for defensive excellence, the Orioles are being recognized individually for their defensive play. Six Orioles were named finalists Friday for Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. When the winners are announced Tuesday night, Orioles center fielder Adam Jones and catcher Matt Wieters will be going for their third career Gold Gloves. Wieters could win his third consecutive award. Shortstop J.J. Hardy and right fielder Nick Markakis are up for their second career Gold Gloves. Hardy won last season,...

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In rebuilding the Orioles into a contender, manager Buck Showalter knew a greater priority needed to be placed on playing exceptional defense.
Now, after a year during which the club set new standards for defensive excellence, the Orioles are being...

The active New York Mets acquired first-rate reliever Tyler Clippard from Oakland for a minor league pitcher Monday, completing their second trade in four days and sending another signal they're serious about contending this year. The suddenly...

Thanks to another exquisite performance from Jacob deGrom and a big hit by newcomer Juan Uribe, the New York Mets did more than just stop Zack Greinke's streak. Greinke's shutout string ended at 45 2-3 innings when the Mets scored the first of two scratch...

Zack Greinke ended his start Sunday with his current scoreless inning streak at … 1 1/3 innings.
Maybe it’s the start of something big, but his assault on the record books ended at 45 2/3 innings on a bright Sunday afternoon in New York.
The Mets didn’t...

The New York Mets acquired infielder Juan Uribe, infielder-outfielder Kelly Johnson and cash considerations from the Atlanta Braves on Friday night for minor league pitchers John Gant and Rob Whalen. The Mets announced the trade after their 7-2 loss to...

The Braves are finalizing a deal to trade third baseman Juan Uribe and outfielder Kelly Johnson to the Mets for a pair of minor league pitching prospects. The Braves are to receive right-handed starters John Gant and Rob Whalen in exchange for the two...

ATLANTA For much of Saturday night's loss to the Cubs, the question was whether the Braves would score a run against a Cubs pitcher, Jon Lester, who hadn't won in his previous 10 starts. Then after about four or five innings, the other question...

A.J. Pierzynski and Juan Uribe were 700 miles away from this weekend festivities commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Chicago White Sox’s World Series title.
But that season remains fresh in their minds – even as they currently play for the...

KEY MOMENT: With the bases loaded in the third inning, Carlos Gomez lined a double just past left fielder Andre Ethier and off the wall. All three baserunners scored, and the Brewers took a 3-0 lead.
ON THE MOUND: In his first start in almost 23...

BOSTON (AP) — Williams Perez pitched six shutout innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Red Sox 4-2 on Monday night, sending Boston to its seventh straight loss.
Just two days after picking up his first career save in an emergency relief appearance,...

Everyone seemed certain Alex Guerrero could hit. A very impressive batter. The problem then, and now, was finding a place on the field to play him.
Guerrero arrived from Cuba as a shortstop, was converted to second base after signing with the Dodgers...

Mike Trout leads the Angels in runs batted in. No surprise there. Mike Trout leads the Angels in pretty much everything.
But the player who ranks second in RBIs? David Freese, who has nine home runs and 29 RBIs. That puts him on pace for 27 homers...

The Dodgers and Atlanta Braves agreed to trade infielders on Tuesday, with third baseman Juan Uribe headed East and the Dodgers getting utility player Alberto Callaspo.
The deal was on, off and then on again, all in the space of less than 12 hours. The...

The Dodgers started the season with Yasmani Grandal at catcher, Yasiel Puig in right field, Carl Crawford in left field, Juan Uribe at third base and Brandon McCarthy and Hyun-Jin Ryu in the starting rotation.
They are six regulars down, and rolling,...

Alex Guerrero has heard the widespread criticisms about his defense. He has heard whispers that he made the Dodgers opening-day roster only because he had the contractual right to refuse a minor league assignment.
"People who say that don't know...

KEY MOMENT: The Dodgers increased their advantage to 10-3 in the fifth inning, when Howie Kendrick and Juan Uribe hit two-run home runs. Those runs later proved valuable, as the Padres scored four in the sixth inning, including three on Justin Upton's...

As Yasiel Puig extended his right leg in a futile attempt to beat a throw to first base in the sixth inning of a 3-0 victory over the San Diego Padres Friday night, he felt something in his left hamstring.
Puig limped as he retreated to the visiting...

Alex Guerrero will start at third base for the Dodgers in their series finale against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, but it’s not because he delivered a pinch-hit, two-run home run the previous night.
“I told him the first game of the series he...

Maybe the Giants were just waiting for the Dodgers to arrive to tap into their World Series mojo.
The Giants, off to a 4-10 start after losing nine of their last 10, welcomed the Dodgers and their seven-game winning streak to AT&T Park and then tried...